Cow Applique Free Crochet Pattern

This crochet cow granny square is a part of my Farm Blanket Crochet Along.
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For Week #6  of the CAL we will be making the following number of squares and appliques:
Baby size: Make 1 cow applique and 6 cranberry granny squares
Throw size: Make 2 cow appliques and 10 cranberry granny squares

Find the patterns and video tutorials below.

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Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Cow Applique Crochet Pattern

Pattern

Head
Using white and F/3.75mm hook
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 10hdc in ring, join to first hdc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st around, join to first hdc
Round 3: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first hdc
Round 4: Ch 1, sc in next 10 st, 2hdc in next st, dc in next 2 st, *2dc, dc in next 2 st, repeat from * 2 more times, 2hdc in next st, sc in remaining st.
Fasten off

Ears
Attach white 5 st to the right of where round 4 ended on the head.
Ch 1, sc in next 3 st, turn
Ch 1, sc3tog, fasten off.
Attach black yarn 3 space to the left of where round 4 ended on the head.
Make second ear using instructions above for the first ear.

Horns
Attach yellow yarn 1 st away to the left of the right ear.
Ch 1, sc in same st, turn
Ch 1, sc, fasten off.
Attach yellow yarn 1 st away to the right of the left ear.
Ch 1, sc in same st, turn
Ch 1, sc, fasten off.

Black spot
Using black
Magic ring, ch 1, 2sc, hdc, 2dc, hdc, 2sc, join to first sc, fasten off.

Snout
Using pink
Row 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 5hdc in ring, tighten ring and turn
Row 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st across, turn
Row 3: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * across, turn
Row 4: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc, *2dc, dc in next 2 st, repeat from * 2 more times, dc hdc, sc
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing onto head.
Use black yarn and tapestry needle to sew snout onto head using the photo as a guide.

Attach safety eyes.
Sew black spot onto cow head using photo as a guide.

Sew cow onto white granny square.

Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Use J/6.00mm hook

Chain 2 in beginning of round does not count as stitch

Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch = chain, dc = double crochet, hdc = half double crochet, st = stich(es)

Round 1: Magic ring, Ch 2, 10dc into magic ring, join to first dc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2dc into each st around, join to first dc
Round 3: Ch 2, *dc, hdc into next 2 st, dc, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in one st, repeat from * , join to first dc (8 st per side)
Round 4: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in ch 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 2 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (12 st per side)
Round 5: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in chain 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 4 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (16 st per side)
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

The video for the granny square is the same as the Christmas square EXCEPT use a J/6.00mm hook and fasten off after the 5th row.